Your new companyOur client is a leading global Insurance brand and one of the most innovative companies in the industry. We’re looking for an experienced Procurement professional within the Financial Services Sector to execute and manage engagements with our external 3rd party Service Providers, whilst delivering value and savings to the business.Your new roleAs Procurement Category Lead, you’ll manage our engagements with external 3rd party Service Providers in accordance with our clients Procurement Policy. You will be responsible for handling the end to end sourcing and onboarding activities across various categories of spend, using prescribed Category Management Processes to deliver value and savings to our stakeholders.Key relationships: 3rd Party Suppliers, Legal, Compliance, Risk, IT SecurityResponsibilities include:Build and foster relationships with key business stakeholdersLead delivery of the end-to-end execution of Procurement process in line with our clients Procurement Policy.Lead RFx projects and subsequent Contract and Supplier negotiations, including commercial terms to secure the best valueNegotiate and implement contracts for a variety of goods and services across a broad range of categories, and ensure compliance to the agreed service, performance, quality and delivery levels.Manage Supplier Relationships ensuring compliance to agreed service levels, performance quality and commercial terms.Analyse annual spend detail and identify cost savings opportunitiesDevelop tools to support the Procurement team in analysing data and reporting tools for communicating with stakeholdersWhat you'll need to succeedQualifications – External3-5 years Procurement experience (essential) preferably in a Financial Services organisationCIPS / IIPMM qualified (desirable)Proficient with MS Suite – Excel, PowerPoint, WordAbility to execute projects from beginning to end with emphasis on attention to detail is key in this roleExperience in summarising and presenting scope of work and supplier selection solutions to key stakeholdersExperience in executing RFx documentation and building scoring matricesAbility to influence stakeholders and 3rd partiesStrong people and stakeholder management skills and a consistent record of building strong internal business relationships at all levelsExcellent business acumen and analytic capabilityAbility to work on own initiativeWhat you'll get in returnCompetitive salary with annual reviewAnnual company & performance-based bonusContributory pension scheme (up to 10% employer contributions)Life AssuranceGenerous annual leave plus Bank HolidaysEmployee discountsEducation support and plenty of learning opportunities.
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